Houston is coming into its own as a center for style and fashion If 25 years ago, you picked up a national magazine and looked at ads for luxury retailers, chances are they'd be touting stores in cities like London, Paris, New York, San Francisco and Dallas. Dallas — but not Houston. Today, Houston is more likely to be included among the list of chichi towns. Theories on how Dallas got the luxury jump on Houston are numerous: Dallas is the headquarters of retail powerhouse Neiman Marcus. Dallas is the site of a major wholesale apparel mart. Dallas has more...